• Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.ee
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              88 = Heil Hitler

              That’s one I’ve never heard before. Is it some sort of neonazi slang or am I just really dumb?

              Well, looked it up before posting this comment. That’s absolutely crazy that it’s an actual thing.

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                8 months ago

                It’s literally one of their most common dogwhistles and has been for as long as the Internet has existed, lol

                If you see a 14 or a 88 anywhere in a username you need to start asking questions about intent.

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                I’m internet poisoned as hell but I’m surprised that that’s not common knowledge. Its also often 1488 with the 14 referring to the 14 words of the following neo-nazi slogans:

                “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children”

                “because the beauty of the White Aryan woman must not perish from the Earth.”

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              8 months ago

              Even if it was innocent, putting 88 in your username at best makes you unoriginal and old.

              You’re half dead and you still can’t figure out a unique name that doesn’t give Nazis cover?

              Pathetic.

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                what in the hell, lol. i think you’ve been on the Internet too much

                my girl’s favorite number is 14, guess I gotta break the news to her that that means she’s a Nazi 😂

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                    8 months ago

                    juice is such a common nickname. but ig if you said so, they all nazis now. glad we have you policing forums n keeping us safe 🫡 ppreciate you

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                step off the gas. nicknames and numbers can have entirely different cultural contexts.

                for me, i’ve never seen “juice” used to refer to jews, nor “88” being used to refer to nazis, and i’ve been on the internet a long time.

                when i see “juice”, the first thing i think of is the song by lizzo. “88” is used as a replacement for “bye bye” in cantonese lingo.

                plenty of usernames are just random word + year of birth. stop overanalyzing it and chill.

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                8 months ago

                You sound like the kind of person who would just assume Hindu temples were made by Nazis because they contained swastikas. Just because some assholes used a symbol as a dogwhistle doesn’t mean that the rest of the world should stop using it.